At an April 2008 fund-raiser in San Francisco, Barack Obama let loose with his famous "they cling to guns or religion" line. Last Saturday at a West Newton, Mass., fund-raiser, the president said, "facts and science and argument [do] not seem to be win...
Last Thursday, in his speech at Bowie State University, President Obama accused the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of trying to "steal our democracy" by funding campaign activities with donations from foreign contributors....
In March 2004, when Barack Obama was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the Illinois Democratic primary, he excoriated President George W. Bush for creating a "jobless recovery." The month he said that, 334,000 new jobs were created—none of them tempor...
'Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Karl Rove, they're all warning you of the horrendous impact if you support this legislation," President Barack Obama said in March about his health reform, but "I am actually confident . . . that it will end up being the...
Sometimes the impending loss of power can cause people to say strange things. Consider House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who told reporters last week, "I don't really even have the time to pay attention" to the attacks on her. "This is what campaigns are abo...
With the midterm election less than two months away, all signs point to a punishing defeat for Democrats in the House of Representatives....
With the midterm election less than two months away, all signs point to a punishing defeat for Democrats in the House of Representatives....
At times Tuesday night, it sounded as if President Barack Obama didn't know what kind of speech he wanted to give....
